About This Track
“Over the Hills and Far Away” is the third track from Led Zeppelin’s 1973 album Houses of the Holy.
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant originally constructed the song in 1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur, a small cottage in Wales where they stayed after completing a gruelling North American concert tour.
Page plays a six-string acoustic guitar introduction with a melody reminiscent of “White Summer”. Page repeats the theme with 12-string acoustic guitar in unison.
Plant’s vocals enter on the next repetition. He tenderly offers himself to the “lady” who’s “got the love need(s).” The acoustic guitars build in a crescendo toward the abrupt infusion of Page’s electric guitars along with drummer John Bonham’s and bass guitarist John Paul Jones’ rhythm accompaniment.
Through the pre-verse interludes and instrumental bridge, “Over the Hills and Far Away” stands out as an example of Jones and Bonham’s tight interplay. Following the final verse, the rhythm section fades out, gradually replaced by the echo returns from Page’s electric guitar and a few chords played by Jones on harpsichord. In the final 8 bars, Page executes a linearly descending/ascending sequence and then concludes with the idiomatic V-I tag on pedal steel guitar.
The song was released as Houses of the Holy’s first US single, reaching #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later becoming a staple of the Classic rock radio format.
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant originally constructed the song in 1970 at Bron-Yr-Aur, a small cottage in Wales where they stayed after completing a gruelling North American concert tour.
Page plays a six-string acoustic guitar introduction with a melody reminiscent of “White Summer”. Page repeats the theme with 12-string acoustic guitar in unison.
Plant’s vocals enter on the next repetition. He tenderly offers himself to the “lady” who’s “got the love need(s).” The acoustic guitars build in a crescendo toward the abrupt infusion of Page’s electric guitars along with drummer John Bonham’s and bass guitarist John Paul Jones’ rhythm accompaniment.
Through the pre-verse interludes and instrumental bridge, “Over the Hills and Far Away” stands out as an example of Jones and Bonham’s tight interplay. Following the final verse, the rhythm section fades out, gradually replaced by the echo returns from Page’s electric guitar and a few chords played by Jones on harpsichord. In the final 8 bars, Page executes a linearly descending/ascending sequence and then concludes with the idiomatic V-I tag on pedal steel guitar.
The song was released as Houses of the Holy’s first US single, reaching #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, later becoming a staple of the Classic rock radio format.
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Shouts
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
a minute in-properly Bonzo-ed!
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satanas_child wrote:
oh darlin darlin darlin <3333333333
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Frank19535 wrote:
<3
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rockmetalrules wrote:
beautiful
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captainyodel wrote:
oh darlin darlin darlin
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
the accoustic 6-string is so killer,then the 12-string overdubs it,that`s just JP
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
You really ought to know.
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hollyheer wrote:
When music was good.......
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jeanfranco99 wrote:
really amazing song, definitely one of the best from Houses of the Holy
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super-chicken wrote:
absolute fav zep song! [4]
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me_araujo wrote:
ooh darling
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veyita_88 wrote:
One of my favourite songs from Led Zeppelin,i love the version in How the west was won.
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SargeantD wrote:
i love this
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pteronophobic wrote:
This makes me feel so nostalgic for an era I will never experience.... *sigh*
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maciucho wrote:
I love playing this song on my guitar. SOOO much fun :].
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ozratygollum wrote:
♥ the best one! [2]
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giulietts wrote:
♥ the best one!
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Douglas146 wrote:
really good
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Nikouh wrote:
Crazy solo on the Song Remains the same version.
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EnriqueBayer wrote:
Uma das melhores introduções que eu já ouvi
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